The young hero Jonny Quest (voiced by future Animal House star Tim Matheson) traveled the world with his father, Dr. Benton Quest; Roger "Race" Bannon, a friend and bodyguard of Dr. Quest; Hadji, Jonny's adopted brother from India, and Bandit, the family dog. (The first episode establishes that Jonny's mother, Rachel, died before the series began.)

A second Jonny Quest series was syndicated in 1986-87 as part of the second season of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera, The New Adventures of Jonny Quest, with two new characters: Jessie Bradshaw, whose father was a colleague of Dr. Quest, and Hardrock, a man made of living stone. This series culminated in two made-for-TV movies - Jonny's Golden Quest and Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects - which introduced Race Bannon's daughter, Jessie, (not the same character as Jessie Bradshaw,) who would become a recurring character in subsequent incarnations.

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Cartoon Network made some changes to the format when it debuted Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures (also known as "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest") in 1996. New characters included the recurring villains Jeremiah Surd and Ezekiel Rage, and the twin daughters of Dr. Zin (who, of course, was from the original series). Also, the characters had access to Questworld, a virtual reality realm represented in most episodes by 3-D computer animation. According to this Wikipedia article, development began in 1992, but the series went through three production teams over the next four years.

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"Turu The Terrible" had the Quests encounter a trained attack Pteranodon. It responded to verbal commands like a dog.

"Dragons of Ashida," where the eponymous genetically engineered killer lizards obey Sumi emphatically, even though they are explicitly stated to be savage killers that willingly devour each other, and kill Ashida himself off-screen. Granted, Ashida flat-out states that Sumi is their keeper and has presumably "diclipined" them since they were young, so it might simply be ingrained behavior to obey him.

All There in the Script: The names of Emil and Sven, Ivar's two submarine pilots in "The House of Seven Gargoyles."

"A Small Matter of Pygmies". A pygmy is being punished by the other pygmies by being tied to a stake so he can be eaten by a panther. Race, Jonny, and Hadji save him by shooting the panther and releasing him. When they're captured by the other pygmies, he returns the favor by releasing them.

"Treasure of the Temple". The Quest team releases an Indian who had been staked out to die by the Big Bad and his mooks. When the team is captured by the Big Bad, the Indian gets them out of their cell to freedom.

Animal Assassin: Snakes in "The Curse of Anubis", a tarantula in "The Fraudulent Volcano" (a la Dr. No) and a tiger in "Riddle of the Gold".

Anti-Sneeze Finger: "Monster in the Monastery". Jonny does it to himself so he doesn't sneeze and alert the "yeti". He doesn't sneeze afterwards, but Bandit does.

In "The Invisible Monster" the Quests find Isaiah Norman's notebook, which tells Doctor Quest how Norman accidentally created the title monster.

In "The Sea Haunt", the ship captain's log tells of how the title monster was captured, escaped and attacked the crew, causing panic and disaster.

Arbitrary Skepticism: In "Werewolf of the Timberland", Dr. Quest tells the boys there's no such thing as werewolves (and the one in the episode turns out to be a hoax anyways), despite the team having previously encountered monsters such as a mummy.

"Monster in the Monastery". Jonny and Hadji slide down a bannister to escape from some yetis and the yetis follow in pursuit of them.

"House of the Seven Gargoyles". Dietrich (Norway's greatest acrobatic dwarf, who's dressed as a gargoyle) does this while following the others to Professor Ericson's demonstration.

Being Watched: "The Fraudulent Volcano". While taking Jonny and Hadji to rescue Dr. Quest and Race Bannon, the sergeant says that he has a feeling they're being watched. He's right - they're being spied upon by Dr. Zin's men.

Big Bad: In the original series (1964-1965) the arch villain named Dr. Zin appeared in four episodes ("Riddle of the Gold", "The Robot Spy", "Double Danger" and "The Fraudulent Volcano"). All of the other episodes' villains only appeared once.

Big Damn Heroes: In "Werewolf of the Timberlands", Jonny and Hadji get captured by gold-smugglers and are tied to a pole in a sawmill. As the smuggler guarding them gloats to them that they will never escape, White Feather suddenly appears knocking him out from behind and then cutting the boys loose.

Brainwashed: In "Pirates from Below," Hadji hypnotizes a guard with a flashing ruby.

Broad Strokes: The idea that there is a redheaded love interest for Jonny crept its way into each incarnation. In the first the episode "The Deadly Doll" has a redhead thankful for Dr Quest's help in saving her life kisses both Jonny and Hadji who both run off like typical young boys. This of course would not be the only time a redhead filled this role.

Captain Ethnic: Hadji, as his main contributions to the team were snake-charming, rope-tricking, and other stereotypically Indian activities. The 1990s update gave him advanced computer skills, which in present day can be seen as unintentionally stereotypical. What's especially odd is he's described as a Hindu Indian, he wears a turban like a Sikh and "Hadji" is a Muslim title for someone who has made the pilgrimage (haj) to Mecca. The 1990s tried to also explain this away in A Day in the Limelight episode as an Orphan's Plot Trinket.

Cargo Cult: In the episode "A Small Matter of Pygmies", a tribe of pygmies worships airplanes. They have have small statuettes of airplanes in the place where they perform human sacrifices.

Caught in a Snare: "Treasure of the Temple". While the Quest team is traveling to the temple, one of the native bearers is hauled into the air by the ankle.

The Cavalry: "A Small Matter of Pygmies". Dr. Quest and a group of helicopters arrive just in time.

The Cavalry Arrives Late: "The Quetong Missile Mystery". After the Quests have destroyed the missile and escaped from General Fong's forces, Commissioner Wah and a boatload of Quetong police show up (and presumably take the remaining mooks into custody). Lampshaded when Dr. Quest says "Too bad they missed the party."

"Mystery of the Lizard Men". The hydrofoil is used to escape the title opponents and the mirror Dr. Quest brings along saves the ship from a laser beam.

"The Robot Spy". The Parapower Ray Gun Dr. Quest is working on is used to destroy the title device.

"Arctic Splashdown". The snow skimmer the Quest team brings along is used by Hadji in an escape attempt.

"Calcutta Adventure". Dr. Quest's ultrasonic amplifier is used to destroy the bad guys by causing an avalanche.

"Pirates from Below". Jonny and Hadji's communication devices are used by them to communicate after Jonny is kidnapped. Dr. Quest uses the underwater probe's waldo arms to defend it against attack by the bad guys.

"The House of Seven Gargoyles". Strontium Glacier is noted as being dangerous, and a Hoist by His Own Petard causes it to destroy the villains. Professor Ericson's helicopter is used by Dr. Quest and Race Bannon to pursue the bad guys.

Chekhov's Skill: In the TOS episode "The Mystery of the Lizard Men", Jonny learns a judo throw from Race Bannon that he later uses on one of the title opponents.

Chiaroscuro: The animation style used very heavy blacks. (This is especially obvious when a character's face is in shadow, eliminating the need to animate their mouth.)

Coffin Contraband: "The Sea Haunt". A deserted freighter has a cargo hold full of coffins, each of which contains gold bars.

Coincidental Broadcast: "Attack of the Tree People". Topper turns on the radio just in time to hear about Jonny and Hadji being shipwrecked.

Cool, but Inefficient: In "The Robot Spy," Dr. Quest's Para-Power Raygun stops the robot spy, but considering it was designed to drain the power of the machine, not destroy it as it did, he notes that there is no point to the gun as a glorified artillery piece until he can perfect it for its true purpose.

Contrived Coincidence: "The Mystery of the Lizard Men". Out of all of the wrecked ships in the Sargasso Sea, the one that Jonny wants to explore is the one the villain is using as his base.

"Monster in the Monastery". Jonny bursts some bags of oil with a bow and arrows. A villain wearing a yeti costume slips on the oil, rolls down some stairs, and then over the edge of a cliff to his death.

"Dragons of Ashida". One of the dragons chases Race Bannon out of a cave mouth. Race jumps up and grabs a tree branch and the dragon falls to its death at the base of a cliff.

Distress Call: In the episodes "The Invisible Monster" and "Pursuit of the Po-Ho" Dr. Benton Quest gets a radio call for help from an old friend and springs into action to try to save them.

Double Don't Know: In "The Robot Spy", Doctor Quest is puzzled by the appearance of the title device in its hidden form.

Jonny: What is it, Dad?

Dr. Quest: I don't know, Jonny, I really don't know!

Double Tap: "A Small Matter of Pygmies". After downing a black leopard, Race Bannon shoots it again to make sure it's dead.

The Dragon: "Dragons of Ashida". Sumi is the bodyguard of his master Dr. Ashida. Interestingly enough, Race fights Ashida first before fighting Sumi (Race vs. Ashida was supposed to be a "friendly" bout, but the later was Ashida explicitly wanting Sumi to kill Race for embarrassing him in the first fight).

"Skull and Double Crossbones". When Jose asks Bandit if he wants to be friends, Bandit growls at him. Later we learn that Jose is The Mole, a spy for the Chief of a crew of pirates.

"Shadow of the Condor". When Bandit first meets Baron von Freulich he growls at him. Later von Freulich tries to murder Race Bannon.

Evil Laugh: Pierre (the "werewolf") in "The Werewolf of the Timberlands", Dr. Zin in "The Robot Spy" and von Dueffel in "The Devil's Tower" all have chilling laughs when they're gloating and thinking about the nastiness they're planning.

Evil Poacher: In "Attack of the Tree People", a pair of ivory poachers named Silky and Chopper plan to hold Jonny and Hadji for ransom.

Family-Unfriendly Death: What set it apart from other cartoons in its time. Or other cartoons today, for that matter. At least one villain dies in nearly every episode. Some of the deaths inflicted on the bad guys are a massive ship explosion, a collision into the side of a mountain, a feasting on by his own lizards, electrocution by a high-voltage fence, a burial in a cave-in, a drop over a creaky bridge, and that's just a few. None of the deaths are ever shown on-screen, of course.

In "The Dragons of Ashida" and "Terror Island" the Mad Scientists create giant monsters without any concern for the consequences of their actions.

A more benign example would be Dr. Quest himself, who always puts himself and his family in danger to investigate the strange, the odd, and the incredible.

Frickin' Laser Beams: In the episode "Mystery of the Lizard Men'' the villain had one that was visible, moving at a VERY slow speed. It was so slow that the ship's captain could see and report it coming, and likewise Dr. Quest could order his crew to move a mirror to intercept it in order to reflect it back and destroy the enemy ship.

The Grand Hunt: In "Riddle of the Gold", the fake maharajah sets up a tiger hunt in honor of Dr. Quest's visit. He plans to use have Dr. Quest assassinated during the hunt by having him "accidentally" shot.

"Werewolf of the Timberland". The wolf Gray One has just saved Dr. Quest and Race Bannon from being attacked by the "werewolf" (a man in a werewolf suit), but they don't realize this and Race Bannon prepares to shoot the wolf. Jonny and Hadji arrive and call out to them, telling them that the wolf is a friend.

"Calcutta Adventure". Pasha Peddler shows up in his helicopter right after the team has been attacked by a mook in a plane. Race thinks he might be an enemy, but Hadji tells them he's a friend.

"Mystery of the Lizard Men". The Big Bad fires a laser at the Quests' ship, Dr. Quest reflects it back with a mirror and blows him up.

"Arctic Splashdown". An enemy Mook tries to blow up the Quest's ship with a bomb. It ends up falling off the ship (thanks to Bandit), lands in the Mook's raft and blows him up.

"The Curse of Anubis". The Big Bad is killed by a cave-in while trying to trap the Quests inside a burial chamber. To be fair, the walking undead mummy who'd been after him for the whole episode and had finally caught him would most likely have killed him anyway.

"Dragons of Ashida". Dr. Ashida breeds huge carnivorous lizards that he uses to hunt down escaped servants (and eventually the Quests). At the end of the episode his servant Sumi finally has had enough of the doctor's abuse and throws him into the dragons' pit, where he's eaten alive.

"Pirates from Below". Villains try to blow up the Quests' underwater vehicle with a mine. Race Bannon removes it and releases it, whereupon it floats up to the bottom of the Big Bad's boat and goes "Boom".

"The Devil's Tower". Von Dueffel blows off his biplane's wing with a hand grenade he was attempting to throw at Dr. Quest and crashes.

"The Quetong Missile Mystery". General Fong shoots a guard out of pure frustration at the Quests escaping him. The dead guard then falls on a Plunger Detonator and blows Fong up with one of his own planted mines.

"House of Seven Gargoyles". Enemy Mooks shooting at Dr. Quest while they're under a glacier cause an ice collapse, killing them and the Big Bad as well.

"Terror Island". Dr. Chu Sing Ling is blown up by a power plant explosion caused by one of the giant monsters he created.

"The Riddle of the Gold". Ali plans to use a tiger to kill Dr. Quest, but the tiger ends up killing him instead.

Hollywood Torches: "The House of Seven Gargoyles". There are a number of torches on the walls of Professor Ericson's castle. No one is ever seen tending them and they never go out.

Honest John's Dealership: Pasha Peddler in "Calcutta Adventure." He might charge a lot for his goods, but he delivers great service for the money. For instance, when Benton Quest and Race Bannon are being pursued by Mooks in a mountain range, they suddenly find some skis and poles waiting for them to make their escape courtesy of Pasha Peddler, along with the bill. Obviously, they don't argue with such salesmanship.

I Like Those Odds: "Monster in the Monastery". After Jonny and Hadji tell Dr. Quest and Race that there are nine enemies left in the monastery, Race says to Dr. Quest "That makes the odds about right, sir". Two men, two kids and the Raj Guru (who's basically a non-combatant) against 9 armed men, and the odds are "just about right"? Sure, Race takes out eight of the guys while Benton and the boys take the last one. Or they would have if the yeti hadn't beat them to it.

Episode "The Curse of Anubis". When Dr. Kareem is attacked by the mummy, he fires multiple gunshots into it but it is completely unaffected.

"The Sea Haunt" creature is unharmed by bullets.

Indy Hat Roll: "The Fraudulent Volcano". Jonny and Hadji crawled on their hands and knees under a closing security door  Hadji just made it by throwing himself forward.

Invincible Incompetent: Jonny is pretty powerless through the show's whole run, and is constantly being plucked from danger by his father and Race.

Invisible Monsters: The title creature in the episode "The Invisible Monster," strangely enough. At least, it's invisible until the heroes cover it with paint, allowing them to see it—and then destroy it.

I Surrender, Suckers: "Terror Island." Race Bannon holds up his hands and pretends to surrender to a jeep full of Mook guards. He then tosses a grenade into the jeep and dodges behind a building as the grenade explodes, killing them.

It's Raining Men: "The Fraudulent Volcano". Dr. Quest and Race Bannon must bail out and parachute down when the plane they're in is shot down by an invisible beam.

All of the examples in Hoist by His Own Petard except "Arctic Splashdown", "Mystery of the Lizard Men" and "Pirates from Below."

"Arctic Splashdown". While trying to murder Dr. Quest, the Big Bad is blown up by the Self-Destruct Mechanism of the rocket whose guidance control he was trying to steal.

"Riddle of the Gold":

An assassin named Ali is killed by a tiger released by the villains while trying to assassinate Dr. Quest.

The Villain working for Dr. Zin is killed by the leopard pet of the man he murdered earlier.

"Calcutta Adventure". The enemy Mook pilot strafing the Quests is killed when his plane runs into some trees, has its wings ripped off and crashes.

"Shadow of the Condor". The Big Bad likes to shoot condors who live near his castle in the Andes. As he's trying to shoot down and kill Race Bannon in an aerial duel, a condor attacks his plane in revenge and causes him to crash into a mountainside.

"Turu the Terrible". The Big Bad is killed while trying to save the titular Pteranodon he used to terrorize and enslave native workers.

"Monster in the Monastery". A group of mooks masquerading as yeti (who tried to murder Jonny and Hadji) are killed by a real yeti who's angry about the impersonation.

"The Fraudulent Volcano". A group of enemy mooks flying in hover platforms ram into a cliff and blow up while trying to kill the Quests.

"House of the Seven Gargoyles". Dietrich (the dwarf masquerading as a gargoyle) is murdered by his boss Ivar.

Knockout Gas: In the episode "The Quetong Missile Mystery". Sleep gas knocks out General Fong in a couple of seconds.

Let's Split Up, Gang: Subverted in "The Devil's Tower". While Jonny, Race and Hadji are searching for Dr. Quest, Hadji suggests splitting up but Race says that they should stick together.

Life Energy: In "The Invisible Monster", this is one of the forms of energy the titular creature can devour.

Light Is Good: The yeti from "Monster in the Monastery" has brightly-colored fur in contrast with the dark-furred fake yetis.

Little Stowaway: Lampshaded in "Terror Island". When Race Bannon arrives at the island by boat, he says that the boys (Jonny and Hadji) can come out now. When they ask how he knew they were there, Race says that they've pulled the "stowaway bit" so often that he's come to expect it.

Missing Mom: Jonny's and Hadji's moms don't appear. Jonny's mother is absent because she's dead (the first episode "The Mystery of the Lizard Men" states that Jonny's mom died — from what is unknown). Hadji's mother isn't mentioned at all.

Race Bannon uses the butt of a rifle to knock out an enemy Mook guard in "The Quetong Missile Mystery" and "The Fraudulent Volcano".

A Mook knocks out Race Bannon with a pistol butt in "Mystery of the Lizard Men".

"Terror Island". Jade knocks out a guard with the butt of her pistol.

Plunger Detonator: General Fong's guards use them to detonate mines in "The Quetong Missile Mystery".

Powder Trail: "Riddle of the Gold". After a villain ties up the Quest team and lays a trail of gunpowder to a barrel full of the stuff, Bandit saves the day by putting out the flame with his...err, tail. Race hangs a lampshade on it even then: "Isn't that a bit of an old routine?"

The Precarious Ledge: This trope appears in the episode "The Devil's Tower". During their escape the Quest team must ease their way along a narrow trail in a cliff with the mad war criminal Von Duffel bombing them with grenades from the air.

Prohibited Hero Saves the Day: In the episode "Terror Island'' after Dr. Quest is kidnapped and taken to the title island Race Bannon forbids Jonny and Hadji from going along on the rescue attempt. They act as little stowaways and come along anyway. Once on the island they steal a tractor and use it to ram the building where Dr. Quest is being held prisoner, killing the Giant Spider that was about to kill him.

Ptero Soarer: "Turu the Terrible". Turu the trained (and toothed) Pteranodon. (To be fair, the "teeth" are presented as a serrated bill◊ — but that is hardly accurate, either.) Turu is depicted as gigantic, and is shown grabbing Dr. Quest with his feet and carrying him away through the air.

Puppy Love: In the two movies based on the 80's series, Race's daughter Jesse and Jonny appear to be about 10 to 12 years old. She kisses him in both movies.

Real After All: In "Monster in the Monastery", a group of Communists dress up as yeti to scare a group of monks. They're eventually discovered dead, ripped to pieces by an unknown force. At the end of the episode, a real yeti, the one that killed them, is seen walking into the mountains.

Episode "The Sea Haunt". As the title creature climbs onto the deck of the ship the captain tells a crewman to "Sound the alarm! All hands on deck!", and an alarm bell starts ringing.

In both "Arctic Splashdown" and "The Robot Spy" there are "scramble alerts" at Air Force bases, with jets taking off. In "The Robot Spy" the Duty Officer actually says he's going to call a "Red Scramble" and pushes a Big Red Button with the label "Red Alert".

Red Scare: Three episodes ("Arctic Splashdown", "Pirates From Below" and "The House of Seven Gargoyles") involved Russian or Eastern European Communist villains and three had Chinese Communist villains ("The Quetong Missile Mystery", "Terror Island" and "Monster in the Monastery").

Remember the New Guy?: Hadji at first, until a 1960s episode where they talk about how they all first met.note It's assumed that this story also applies to the later versions as well, since it was never contradicted those versions.

Right-Hand Attack Dog: "Dragons of Ashida". The title character has large lizards similar to Komodo dragons that he considers his pets. He uses them for hunting human beings and as security for his island.

Rope Bridge: "The Devil's Tower". While making their escape from the title place, our heroes have to cross a rope bridge while an insane World War IINazi Germany war criminal is throwing grenades at them from a biplane. One of the grenades hits the bridge and breaks it while Dr. Quest is crossing it, requiring him to be pulled to safety.

Ruthless Modern Pirates: "Skull And Double Crossbones." Modern day pirates force the Quests to help them obtain sunken treasure.

Scary Scorpions: "The Curse of Anubis". A desert scorpion menaces the Quest team, but Race Bannon kills it with a whip.

Scooby-Dooby Doors: Done in at least one episode with Johnny on a motorbike being chased by villains in a jeep.

Silicon-Based Life: Not quite. Hard Rock, the man of living stone, was an ancient human whose body had been changed by radiation into solid carbon.

Sim Sim Salabim: Hadji could perform snake charming with his flute, had the fakir style powers of self-levitation and hypnosis.

Slippery Skid: "Monster in the Monastery". Jonny shoots arrows to break oil bags hanging from the ceiling, and the chief yeti slips in the oil, rolls down some stairs and falls to his death.

Smelly Skunk: Bandit has an encounter with a skunk in "Werewolf in the Timberland", with unfortunate results. Even White Feather and Gray One run away from the skunked Bandit, and Jonny is left giving his dog a bath.

Snake Charmer: Hadji. When the Quests first meet Hadji in India in the episode "Calcutta Adventure" he is charming a cobra while playing a recorder-like instrument. In the episode "The Curse of Anubis" Hadji uses his flute to control deadly snakes and send them away.

Speaks Fluent Animal: "Werewolf of the Timberland." The First Nations character named White Feather could speak to wolves and owls (and presumably other forest creatures).

Spider Tank: "The Robot Spy". The title device was a globe with a single large eye set in it, with four long legs sticking out of the top. It was invulnerable to firearms up to and including a tank's main gun.

"Pirates from Below". The enemy leader is waiting for a mine attached to the Quest's underwater probe to detonate. Unfortunately for him, Race Bannon has removed the mine and let it drift up to the leader's ship.

Enemy leader: Their time is almost up. It is just a matter of seconds. (BOOM!)

"Turu the Terrible". Dr. Quest and Race Bannon are sitting in front of a campfire.

Race Bannon: Well, so far so good, eh doctor? Dr. Quest: And surprisingly peaceful. Turu the Terrible:(detects them and starts making its warning call, then attacks)

"The Devil's Tower". Klaus is dive-bombing the Quests with grenades but repeatedly misses. He then yells "This time I cannot miss!" His next grenade ends up in the wing of the biplane he's flying, blowing up the wing and sending him spiraling down to his doom.

"The Dreadful Doll". Hadji throws a rock to distract Korbay so Jonny can free Race Bannon.

"Terror Island". Race Bannon throws a coin to distract some guards.

Timmy in a Well: Bandit and Superintendent Owens in "Skull and Double Crossbones."

Title Sequence Replacement: Much like what had been done with The Jetsons a year before, when the original series and the 1986 revival were syndicated together on The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera, the original show's Title Sequence was replaced with the revival's. Even the Episode Title Cards were redone in the new series' style, with the writers' names added.

Toxic Friend Influence: In the original series Jonny was sometimes this to Hadji. Jonny would come up with crazy ideas that got them into danger (often against the wishes of his father and Race Bannon) and Hadji would reluctantly go along with him.

Tribal Face Paint: "Pursuit of the Po-Ho". The title opponents have a variety of white markings on their faces to indicate their tribal nature.

Trojan Horse: In "The Robot Spy" Dr. Zin tricks Dr. Quest into taking the title device inside a military base. Race calls the trope out by name.

20 Minutes into the Future: Possibly. The date is never explicitly stated, and aside from the sci-fi gadgetry the series looks like it's set in the era it was made in.

Unfinished, Untested, Used Anyway: "The Robot Spy". The title opponent is escaping. Dr. Quest decides to use his latest (untested) invention, the Parapower Ray Gun, to try to take the robot down. As it turns out, the gun is Cool, but Inefficient; it stops the robot, but not the way it was supposed to.

Race Bannon: What if they can't stop it, Doctor? Benton Quest: Then we'll use my Parapower Ray Gun. Race: But you don't even know if it works! You haven't tested it yet! Benton: We don't have a choice. We have to test it now. We've got to stop the robot!

Van in Black: One is keeping an eye on the Quests in "The Quetong Missile Mystery."

Visible Invisibility: "The Invisible Monster". It left burning... er... blob-prints where it "stepped" and blew up anything it touched, so there was a clear delineation of where it had been. How Dr. Quest and Race were able to make it visible by dropping paint balloons onto it is never explained.

A Way Out of a Cave-In: In "Treasure of the Temple", the Quest team is canoeing along an underground river, trying to find a way out. Doctor Quest notices crocodiles on the shore of the river, from which he deduces that the river must lead to an aboveground jungle stream. When the team reaches a fork in the river, Doctor Quest decides to let the current decide which way they'll go. He believes that it will be strongest in the main channel — that is, the one that leads to the surface.

In the opening sequence, an old man manages to escape from the underground base. He doesn't appear at any subsequent point in the episode, and there's nothing to indicate that he contacted the authorities in any way.

When Jonny, Hadji and a police sergeant go off to rescue Dr. Quest and Race Bannon, the sergeant is attacked by two enemy guards and left in a heap. Jonny and Hadji take off and leave the sergeant behind and he doesn't appear again in the episode. It's not even made clear if the guards killed him or just rendered him unconscious.

Win Your Freedom: In "Dragons of Ashida" the Mad Scientist Dr. Ashida refuses to let the Quest team leave his island, but he promises to let them go if Race Bannon defeats his servant Sumi in a judo match.

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